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Collaboration between teachers and teacher-librarians has always been a desirable and productive activity within schools. With the growing use of the Internet, collaboration is being extended to include collaboration between schools, teachers and teacher-librarians that may be geographically disparate. The processes required to undertake this form of collaboration often require a new set of skills, including the skills of communicating using electronic media. The presentation will demonstrate a developmental approach taken by teacher-librarian students at CSU.
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A CSU Learning Initiative
Building Collaborative Communities
Online
A CSU Learning Initiative
Roy CrottyAssociate Lecturer
School of Information StudiesCharles Sturt University
Diversity Challenge Resilience: School Libraries in Action - The 12th Biennial School Library Association of Queensland, the 39th International Association of School
Librarianship Annual Conference, incorporating the 14th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship,
Brisbane, QLD Australia, 27 September – 1 October 2010.
CONTEXT� Students develop a Powerpoint presentation within a group situation – groups of 3 or 4
� Group members have never met
� Group members may never meet
� Group membership randomly developed� Group membership randomly developed
� Members geographically and time isolated
� May not have been previously involved in this form of communication and collaborative activity
� Group members have a common task
AssignmentDevelop a Powerpoint presentation for an editorial panel of a professional journal NOT associated with teacher librarians
12 -15 slides
Content related to one of four objectives:
� Leadership� Leadership
� Organisational theory
� Strategic planning
� Developing mission statements
Fifth objective – communication & collaboration
CBAM Model of Change
Concerns
BasedBasedAdoption
Model
Levels of Concern�Non-use / Awareness
� Preparation
�Mechanical Use
�Routine Use
�Refinement
� Integration
�Renewal
Communication 1� Students are given the email address of other group members
� Asked to introduce themselves
� Only required to offer information they feel comfortable to share
� Arrange to meet regularly� Arrange to meet regularly
� Discussion of objective & topic selection begins
“I was so unsure of what to say until I discovered everyone else felt the same.”
Communication 2� Students introduced to Neatchat
� Synchronous communication begins
� Objective & topic selection completed
� Tasks allocated by group members
“ I began to feel more comfortable within myself when I could communicate with them online. I enjoyed using Neatchat and waiting for responses to my queries.”
“I can see my students using this tool.”
NeatChat
Communication 3� Students introduced to Skype
� Synchronous group communication
� Increasing efficiency of communication
� Reducing ‘noise’, increasing information flow
Voice, and possibly facial expression, can now be added� Voice, and possibly facial expression, can now be added
Skype Comments� “Wow!”
� “And it’s free…”
� “Has increased our communication efficiency markedly and the number of times we meet.”
� “These people are now my friends more than just being group � “These people are now my friends more than just being group members.”
� “I’ve become a Skype junkie.”
� “What’s next?”
Collaboration
� Google Docs is introduced with assistance
� Allows online, real-time collaboration
� Powerpoint can be uploaded or created on Google Docs
� Can be accessed anywhere
� Youtube video provides evidence of benefits
Communication/Collaboration� Students now have both communication and collaboration tools
� Enhances and empowers the group and each member to produce a quality product
� Ultimate situation:� Ultimate situation:Group members on Skype simultaneously collaboratively editing the Powerpoint presentation
Levels of Concern�Non-use / Awareness
� Preparation
�Mechanical Use
�Routine Use
�Refinement
� Integration
�Renewal
What’s Next?
Sharing within aSharing within a
Community of
Practice
Del.icio.us� Social Bookmarking site
� Save all your bookmarks online
� Share with other people
� Bookmarks can be tagged
� Allows tracking of your tagged sites
� Others can add to your site
Del.icio.us Comments� “No longer are we restricted to a clunky form of sharing with others.”
� “I’m a big fan of the transportable office.”
� “Sites are handy whichever computer you are using anywhere in the world.”
� “I’ve not had a real need to use it and now I’m addicted.”� “I’ve not had a real need to use it and now I’m addicted.”
� “Being able to access one point that holds all the links I need to help me understand the subject is both time efficient and helps my organisational skills.”
� “This is a must-use site. I will be developing my own for my senior high school students and sharing with other TLs.”
Questions
Roy Crotty
Charles Sturt UniversityCharles Sturt University
roy.crotty (Skype)
02 6933 2703
